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that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout right now. you can agree or disagree with the president obama policy that is for you to decide. congressman happens to disagree strongly but recognizes that the political reality that all tax cuts will expire on january 1st. >> in my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to try to work for a bigger deal. >> congressman cole cubelal colr a lone voice for the conservatives. i'm quoting now, the fact is that republicans face a new political reality on taxes. president obama's position means that taxes are going you up one way or another. congressman cole as you heard, they believe they should give this one to the president not because they want to, but because they have to. republican leaders though, they disagree. >> i told tom earlier in our conference meeting that i disagreed with him. it will hurt our economy, that is why this is not the right approach. >> you can agree or
that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout right now. you can agree or disagree with the president obama policy that is for you to decide. congressman happens to disagree strongly but recognizes that the political reality that all tax cuts will expire on january 1st. >> in my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to try to work for a bigger deal....
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you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much. so get busy and get it behind you. >> very good advice. finally, senator, it was a bit of a little contratemps between you and a senator about the fact you hadn't gone to a briefing on benghazi. you seem in a more cheerful mood. dare i broach the subject and ask why you aren't at that meeting yesterday? >> sure. it was a scheduling error. i just came from a briefing. this is why we need one committee, by the way, because four different committees, three of which i'm members of, are having different hearings. i just came from an inte
you lost to barack obama before. should mitt romney be a little above this now and just take defeat gracefully? >> you know, i don't know. these things are always tough. but you know, i have a great line that i use all the time after i lost, i slept like a baby. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. sleep two hours, wake up and cry. i know one thing, piers. the best medicine for defeat is to get busy. because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself. but that really doesn't gain you much....
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that they are are obsessed with the idea of the celebrity general. they wanted mccrystal to be there. and there is a huberous that takes over. and they start to believe their own press clippings. and they start to play the media game. >> we are a fickle bunch. and one day we are nice to you and one day we are not. >> general mccrystal was appointed to the head of the forces and from the home of his confirmation hearing they are in this back and forth. it is a long tug of war and it ends up having deadly consequences for the men at the bottom of this hill. >> my brother has fought out there and you don't want to have the generals involved in scandal and mayhem and media stuff. it is a distraction isn't it? >> it s we had a book launch on saturday night and a lot of the troops in the bocame. and when petreaus was mentioned it was his -- these men served in an area of the country where they would not
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that they are are obsessed with the idea of the celebrity general. they wanted mccrystal to be there. and there is a huberous that takes over. and they start to believe their own press clippings. and they start to play the media game. >> we are a fickle bunch. and one day we are nice to you and one...
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my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the people voted to legalize recreational marijuana to treat it the same as alcohol, and that's going to create a dilemma for the federal government now and this will be a good thing to see if the federal government will back off and allow states to have state's rights when it comes to things like drugs, marijuana, and a lot of the decision making. >> jesse, you ended on a slightly positive note. >> i'm a positive person. what are you stag ard about? i'm very pleased, we had the gay rights issue in minnesota where they wanted to put on our constitution that marriage was between a man and a woman alone an
my son was a huge obama supporter until obama ordered that american's death with the drone and then he lost my son. my son was so offended that a president could kill a united states citizen without a trial, without anything like that. and my belief, osama bin laden has to stop prosecuting whistleblowers the way he does, and he needs to go to state's rights. let me say this. hooray for colorado and washington who took the first huge substantial step in ending this idiotic war on drugs. the...
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and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first learned of a complaint from jill kelley that she received harassing e-mails. the government has taken away for now, the top security clearance of paula broadwell, the former mistress of david petraeus. this is after investigators found substantial classified information on her computer and the glaering question tonight is did broadwell's relationship with david petraeus give her access to these classified documents? "outfront" tonight, cnn national security contributor, fran townsend. she's also a member of the cia external add voizry committee
and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first...
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barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president, reducing his percentage of the vote, and he won by 7% four years ago, 2% this time. he has to deal with the fact the american people are not excited about his ideas of tax increases and spending increases, and i don't think they're going to allow him to undo his commitments to spending restraint that he made only last year and then in today's speech, he tried to deny some of the spending cuts that he's already agreed to in law. >> but 65% of the american public, according to the most recent polls, have no problem at all if that would actively encourage
barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president,...
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president barack obama is making a historic visit to this country. he's the first serving american president to visit myanmar. in the speech, he complimented political change in the country and also focused much of the speech on calling for more political reform. a little bit of a delicate balance he had to make there. looking at pictures too of aung sung suu chi, a pro democracy icon silting alongside the secretary of state, hillary clinton. a short while ago, president obama and hillary clinton had gone to her house. president obama bowed and shook her hand and hillary clinton gave her a huge hug. in the speech, president obama quoted her focusing especially on citizens in myanmar, as well as across asia, saying that fighting fear was really the key to success, economic and political development, and she really is an icon of that. president obama also talked more about reforms, press freedom, land ownership, the rule of law, the release of political prisoners, as well as the freedom there to worship. he said america will support you every step of t
president barack obama is making a historic visit to this country. he's the first serving american president to visit myanmar. in the speech, he complimented political change in the country and also focused much of the speech on calling for more political reform. a little bit of a delicate balance he had to make there. looking at pictures too of aung sung suu chi, a pro democracy icon silting alongside the secretary of state, hillary clinton. a short while ago, president obama and hillary...
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president obama says he's reserving judgment. next, adam shift has questions he demand the president answer and making it clear he is not willing to extend tax cuts for individuals earning $250,000 or more. we asked our political panel what the president will have to compromise on to avoid the fiscal cliff. and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. rand paul joins us. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com "outfront" tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first learned of a complaint from jill kelley that she received harassing e-mails. the government has taken away for now, the top security clearance of paula
president obama says he's reserving judgment. next, adam shift has questions he demand the president answer and making it clear he is not willing to extend tax cuts for individuals earning $250,000 or more. we asked our political panel what the president will have to compromise on to avoid the fiscal cliff. and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. rand paul joins us....
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that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout right now. you can agree or disagree with the president's policy. that's for you to decide. congressman cole happens to disagree strongly, but at the same time he recognizes the political reality that all tax cuts will expire on january 1st. >> in my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to fight against any rate increases. continue to try to work honestly for a much bigger deal. >> congressman cole who will join us shortly is a rock rib republican, and is no longer a lone voice in the wilderness. i'm quoting now, the fact is that republicans face a new political reality on taxes. president obama's re-election means that taxes for upper income earners are going up one way or another. the question is how republicans should handle this reality. congressman cole, as you heard and a number of other conservatives, they believe they should give this one to the president not becau
that is something that gives president obama a lot of clout right now. you can agree or disagree with the president's policy. that's for you to decide. congressman cole happens to disagree strongly, but at the same time he recognizes the political reality that all tax cuts will expire on january 1st. >> in my view, we all agree that we are not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000. we should take them out of this discussion right now and continue to fight against any...
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i think that president obama is in a much safer space now. sources i talked to in government seem a lot more relaxed about things now that the election is over. if there's any sort of bright lining at all to this, it's that the person who is now going to be sitting in that seat at those hearings is mike morell. 32-year veteran of the cia. really no concern about sort of shake up and the agency being on faulty ground during any kind of transition because he has been right at the helm of this benghazi investigation and i think, you know, he is the person now awho the president has already said he put his trust in by naming him the acting director. he'll be in the hot seat in benghazi, but i don't think the cia. some sort of smoking gun on this story that will come out that would have prompted something like the downfall of david petraeus. >> certainly. suzanne kelly, thank you so much for the very latest there. >>> now, back to that fbi investigation. as suzanne reported, a u.s. official tells cnn that the fbi was not investigating general petr
i think that president obama is in a much safer space now. sources i talked to in government seem a lot more relaxed about things now that the election is over. if there's any sort of bright lining at all to this, it's that the person who is now going to be sitting in that seat at those hearings is mike morell. 32-year veteran of the cia. really no concern about sort of shake up and the agency being on faulty ground during any kind of transition because he has been right at the helm of this...
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a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about the republican party and where it should go next, and you also have senator mark rubio talking about things that mitt romney wasn't able to talk about very convincingly. yeah, president obama is going to have a honeymoon, and that's fair enough, but i think republicans are rebuilding, they're gathering their strength, and i think the message is sinking in. >> let me jump back in with james. one last real quick thing here. james, there was a comment on abc news. mitt romney said this yesterday with donors. he said, quote, i spoke with president clinton t
a new gallup poll has obama at 55%, 58% beforehand. do you think that's because he won or do you think the republicans are doing things that aren't making him look good right now? >> it was a very rough campaign, and i think a lot of folks are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. i think americans are exhausted. i think this was a particularly disspiriting election campaign. you have some very conservative governors who are making some really constructive noises about...
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president obama spoke on the phone with benjamin netanyahu to try to defuse the situation. that is not all washington is doing. let's go to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr in washington. barbara? >> the big concern here in washington is a ground war in gaza. there is growing concern that israeli troops and tank forces might cross the border and move into gaza. that is the major escalation that the u.s. does not want to see. so, the calculation now is, what does it take to make hamas stop its rocket attacks into israel and israel feel comfortable enough with that to pull back on the air strikes and pull back on any ground forces that it is assembling near the gaza border. there has been a lot of diplomacy going on. defense secretary leon panetta traveling in asia, calling the israeli defense minister barack. secretary of state hillary clinton firing up the diplomatic phone lines calling israel, turkey and jordan. randi? >> barbara starr in washington, thank you. as you can see, cnn has every angle covered on this story. >>> much more ahead this hour. here's a look a
president obama spoke on the phone with benjamin netanyahu to try to defuse the situation. that is not all washington is doing. let's go to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr in washington. barbara? >> the big concern here in washington is a ground war in gaza. there is growing concern that israeli troops and tank forces might cross the border and move into gaza. that is the major escalation that the u.s. does not want to see. so, the calculation now is, what does it take to make...
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if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt romney has not been able to do has been to get enough momentum to ever get himself over a hump and get shooting himself in the foot either by things coming out he didn't time or saying things in realtime that did him real damage. so mitt romney was never able to take advantage of a bit of momentum and ride that to a leading position over barack obama. and i think that -- at the end of the day, that will be a real issue that republicans will look bat and say we did not put forth the best candidate to run against barack obama in this election. >> carol, do yo
if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt...
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they felt it was a way to get at president obama's leadership. and i talked to republicans who admit they are trying to make it an issue now. >> you saw a different president obama. >> yeah, he really pushed back on john mccain and lindsey graham and called it outrageous that they would make these charges about her, that she knowingly disseminated false information. he said look, if you have a problem, take it up with me. in his own way, he was very testy today, and in his own way, he was saying to john ccain, you want to make this an issue, buddy? dare me to nominate her. it really sounded like in reading between the lines that this is something he's interested in doing this is a political fight that's not going to go away. one thing that struck me, the president talked about going after her, because she's "an easy target." well, what does that mean? because she's a woman, the only one out there using the information she had? it's interesting to me. i'm not quite sure what the president was talking about. >> there are so many questions about the
they felt it was a way to get at president obama's leadership. and i talked to republicans who admit they are trying to make it an issue now. >> you saw a different president obama. >> yeah, he really pushed back on john mccain and lindsey graham and called it outrageous that they would make these charges about her, that she knowingly disseminated false information. he said look, if you have a problem, take it up with me. in his own way, he was very testy today, and in his own way,...
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what do you think barack obama is? >> well, i think that he is a muslim, but, you know -- and, of course, that affected my decision on whether to vote for him or not. >> reporter: back at the basketball game, it was notable that there were more people working in the concession stand than people in the county who voted for barack obama. we tried to find at least one of those five obama voters at the game, and we did, but all we can tell you is that the obama voter is, indeeed, somewhere in this wide crowd, and he did not feel comfortable tell you that he voted for the man who at least here is the most unpopular man. gary tuchman, cnn, guthrie, texas. >> interesting. >>> ahead on "360," is the mideast about to explode? a top hamas leader was assassinated, and hamas says israel has opened the gates of hell. their words. >>> anderson, seven countries took to the streets today to protest economic austerity measures that are forcing steep budget cuts and tax hikes. protests in spain turned violent with 74 people injured and
what do you think barack obama is? >> well, i think that he is a muslim, but, you know -- and, of course, that affected my decision on whether to vote for him or not. >> reporter: back at the basketball game, it was notable that there were more people working in the concession stand than people in the county who voted for barack obama. we tried to find at least one of those five obama voters at the game, and we did, but all we can tell you is that the obama voter is, indeeed,...
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president barack obama should be arriving in thailand in less than three hours. he's on a three-day journey to asia where he'll attend the east asia summit. his visitor to myanmar will be the first-ever for an american president. >>> you thought the election was over. arizona democratic congressman ron barber has officially won a full term for the seat once held by his former boss, gabrielle giffords. barber was wounded in the leg and face in the shooting that seriously injured giffords. the democrats have posted a net gain of six seats are three races still undecided. >>> nfl legend mike ditka had trouble with his hands and his speech. he'd suffered a mild stroke. but he said, it's no big deal. he's an espn analyst. he won't be on the air this weekend but will be back soon. that's expected. get well, coach. >>> general david petraeus, anthony weiner, gary hart, public servants whose careers were torpedoed over sex scandals. but if they're successful at their jobs, should they be forced to step down? our conversation is next. we find the best, sweetest crab for r
president barack obama should be arriving in thailand in less than three hours. he's on a three-day journey to asia where he'll attend the east asia summit. his visitor to myanmar will be the first-ever for an american president. >>> you thought the election was over. arizona democratic congressman ron barber has officially won a full term for the seat once held by his former boss, gabrielle giffords. barber was wounded in the leg and face in the shooting that seriously injured...
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president obama, he made the claim he was opposed to big money in politics, and when barack obama saul of the money being raised on the right, they kicked the machine into gear. they reached out to big donors for the campaign and super pac and created an arms race. >> $1.2 billion for romney, and obama plus allies, $1 billion. neither of these guys can say they have a problem using big money to support their elections. my guest, restore our future, supported mitt romney. you said 0% return. why am i wrong? >> first of all this is a very close election. imagine the head loin on this story if 350,000 different votes in four states had been different. then you would say karl rove is an evil genius and republican big money bought the election, so the reality is president obama's campaign outspent president romney's campaign by $150 million on television ads. they were getting outspent and we help keep it very close. look at some of the target states. look at ohio. ohio was decided by $100,000 votes, and the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign by $30 million. look at florida. a 40,0
president obama, he made the claim he was opposed to big money in politics, and when barack obama saul of the money being raised on the right, they kicked the machine into gear. they reached out to big donors for the campaign and super pac and created an arms race. >> $1.2 billion for romney, and obama plus allies, $1 billion. neither of these guys can say they have a problem using big money to support their elections. my guest, restore our future, supported mitt romney. you said 0%...
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obama spent $1 billion. >> i think one of the reasons obama did end up winning was some of their tactics was very good. they had a very good ground gain and they had it targeted. we're going to have to try to figure out what that happened and try to match that, but that's probably a function of political parties, and i think superpacs are better at advertising. >> let me ask you about carl rhodes, evil genius, evil whatever you want to call him. he got it wrong this time. he got it wrong in the electoral college, and he got it wrong when he questioned ohio. what will happen with him? he's got the biggest super pac out there, or does he rise again? >> i think carl is one of the biggest political minds around and he'll continue to do well. when you say he got it wrong, rasmussen got it wrong, and they had governor romney winning right up through hurricane sandy. some things happened in the end, the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having, that probably didn't show up in some of that polling that everyone was looking at. >> so charlie, there ha
obama spent $1 billion. >> i think one of the reasons obama did end up winning was some of their tactics was very good. they had a very good ground gain and they had it targeted. we're going to have to try to figure out what that happened and try to match that, but that's probably a function of political parties, and i think superpacs are better at advertising. >> let me ask you about carl rhodes, evil genius, evil whatever you want to call him. he got it wrong this time. he got it...
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aides are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought him down by putting him in contact with this woman. >> and they start to believe their own press clippings. >> and they start to play the media game which ends in tears, isn't it? >> well, we are a fickle bunch, aren't we, piers. one day we are nice to you and the next day we are not. general mcchrystal from the time he was appointed to the head of the forces in afghanistan is from the very moment of his confirmation hearing, he and the white house are in this back and forth and it is actually long before "rolling stone" story for him and his aides to backlash, but it is having deadly consequences for th
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aides are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought...
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president obama was talking about this. there are 3.5 million americans in this country who have disabilities due to their military service and they have different ratings on that in terms of their disabilities. but that's important for all of us to keep in mind. these are people whose disabilities stem from their service to the country. 3.5 million people like that. there are a lot more. during the conversation of ireport, we're celebrating the wisdom of veterans. >> extraordinary individuals who made ultimate sacrifices in so many different ways. all right, josh, thank you for that. >> you bet. >>> you heard some discussion about this, right? bikers all working in unison. we'll show you how a can or two of red bull actually brought them together. >> from currency trading for a few to a currency market for everyone. the potential of fxcm unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. the potential of yelp unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. this is the first leg of our world challenge with
president obama was talking about this. there are 3.5 million americans in this country who have disabilities due to their military service and they have different ratings on that in terms of their disabilities. but that's important for all of us to keep in mind. these are people whose disabilities stem from their service to the country. 3.5 million people like that. there are a lot more. during the conversation of ireport, we're celebrating the wisdom of veterans. >> extraordinary...
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president obama said he will do that and i trust he is trying to do that. i think that's where we should be putting our attention, especially this week. >> a final question to you. is it possible that we may never know why certain crucial pieces of information that were known to some people very early on were not shared with the american public? that we'll never know whether there was a concerted decision and who made it? >> well, that would be a shame. it would be a problem, a travesty. and i think this is why congress really needs to dig into this. certainly the families of those who lost their lives bravely defending the american sovereignty and american interests deserve those answers and i think we should come to some sort of conclusion on that. >> thanks very much to both of you. we appreciate you men being on together again. >>> gas line have been growing all around the areas of sandy's wrath. there's no shortage and we'll tell you why. lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. wi
president obama said he will do that and i trust he is trying to do that. i think that's where we should be putting our attention, especially this week. >> a final question to you. is it possible that we may never know why certain crucial pieces of information that were known to some people very early on were not shared with the american public? that we'll never know whether there was a concerted decision and who made it? >> well, that would be a shame. it would be a problem, a...
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he said president obama lied to the american people about the deadly assault. back with us now is dana bash and fran townsend, cnn national security contributor. fran recently visited libya. fran, you've been critical of how the administration has handled the administration, but isn't it an overreach for congressman rohrabacher to say the president is lying because when i kept asking him for actual evidence he didn't really seem to let any. >> he didn't seem to let you talk, anderson. you could barely get they request out. i think that is a stretch. i'm not prepared to say the president is lying and i don't think the white house or the administration handled the protection of the consulate running up to the attack very well or the aftermath of it. i don't think they explained it very well to the american people, but i don't think we can say at least at this point, that we have evidence that the president lied. it's interesting and the president was aware very early on that there was this possibility that this actually had been a terrorist attack. i go back to h
he said president obama lied to the american people about the deadly assault. back with us now is dana bash and fran townsend, cnn national security contributor. fran recently visited libya. fran, you've been critical of how the administration has handled the administration, but isn't it an overreach for congressman rohrabacher to say the president is lying because when i kept asking him for actual evidence he didn't really seem to let any. >> he didn't seem to let you talk, anderson. you...
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>> well, president obama did not talk a great deal about his record and he did not talk a great deal about his plans. he ran a campaign that was very powerfully and effectively negative. again, this a republican challenger. i painted the republicans as frightening, unacceptable. unfortunately, he had a lot of cooperation with the republicans in making that case. this is still a middle class family and yet the big majority of the republican people said that they were not in touch with the republican class. you have to ask, what did republicans do to show middle class america that that was the mistake? it was not a middle class-oriented platform and hasn't been for a while. so why romney lost, i go through the reasons that people were put off from the republican party and i say this is a deeper problem and we need to make a deeper connection and this involves a much more economically inclusive message, a more culturally modern message. and it means a message that takes into account the environment, which is an issue of rising consciousness for younger voters. >> so cultural more modern
>> well, president obama did not talk a great deal about his record and he did not talk a great deal about his plans. he ran a campaign that was very powerfully and effectively negative. again, this a republican challenger. i painted the republicans as frightening, unacceptable. unfortunately, he had a lot of cooperation with the republicans in making that case. this is still a middle class family and yet the big majority of the republican people said that they were not in touch with the...
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netanyahu has deepened his relationship with president obama. he has demonstrated he can actually involve the president of egypt. egypt's first civilian president, but a member of the muslim brotherhood, and to essentially enlist him on his side. the israelis avoided a ground incursion to gaza, which clearly they didn't want, and thief tested iron dome, which frankly, works very well, and they have used it essentially as a test. they know now how it works well and where it needs to be improved, so hamas and israel, i think, on this one really came out pretty well. >> so for netanyahu, given he is up for re-election soon, does this kind of cement his positioning, as you just said? it shows that he has a better cooperation with president obama, and perhaps puts him in the situation or in a position where maybe he wins a few extra points with the israeli people and maybe even on the world stage? >> i think there's no question that thering some development. when elections are held on january 22nd, benjamin netanyahu will be re-elected. he is now the
netanyahu has deepened his relationship with president obama. he has demonstrated he can actually involve the president of egypt. egypt's first civilian president, but a member of the muslim brotherhood, and to essentially enlist him on his side. the israelis avoided a ground incursion to gaza, which clearly they didn't want, and thief tested iron dome, which frankly, works very well, and they have used it essentially as a test. they know now how it works well and where it needs to be improved,...
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i trust president obama is trying to do that. that's where we should be putting our attention, especially this week. >> peter, a final question to you. is it possible we may never know why certain crucial pieces of information known to some people, very early on, were not shared with the american public? that we'll never know when there was a concerted decision and who made it? >> that would be a shame it would be a problem, be a travesty and, i think this is why congress really needs to dig into this. we deserve answers, certainly the families of those who lost lives bravely defending american sov erbity and interest certainly deserve those answers and that should be -- we should come to some sort of conclusion on that. >> thank you. we appreciate both of you being on together again. >>> gas lines growing all around the area of sandy's wrath. but no shortage and we'll tell you why, next. ressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before
i trust president obama is trying to do that. that's where we should be putting our attention, especially this week. >> peter, a final question to you. is it possible we may never know why certain crucial pieces of information known to some people, very early on, were not shared with the american public? that we'll never know when there was a concerted decision and who made it? >> that would be a shame it would be a problem, be a travesty and, i think this is why congress really...
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they voted for obama. but when you look at how many people cnn poll last week, 51% of this country oppose the health care bill. 42% favor it. maybe boehner is on to something. >> no, he's not. because frankly we got to go look at those numbers. remember, there are significant number of people in this country who felt that the bill should have gone further. there are people -- again, simply not oppose and favor. you look at the number of the polls done, a lot of people said they want a single pair option. yeah, i don't favor this one. >> i want canada. >> i favor universal health care. let me be clear. let me channel the obama administration for a second. this is how they're responding to the proposal. next! it ain't going to happen. he can sit here and sing all day saying put it on the table. trust me, it's not going to be on the table. so it's cute. it's an op-ed, it's great. but trust me, even he knows, the president is not going to put the affordable care act on the table and so it's not crazy like a fo
they voted for obama. but when you look at how many people cnn poll last week, 51% of this country oppose the health care bill. 42% favor it. maybe boehner is on to something. >> no, he's not. because frankly we got to go look at those numbers. remember, there are significant number of people in this country who felt that the bill should have gone further. there are people -- again, simply not oppose and favor. you look at the number of the polls done, a lot of people said they want a...
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now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the outrage that susan rice might be nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. we spoke with him earlier. appreciate you being with us. you said that president obama lied to the american people in the aftermath of the benghazi attacks. what are you saying he lied about and what evidence do you actually have that he lied? >> we have all kinds, and everybody in the country heard him and people speaking for him, but the president as well, talking about movie rage as being by a crowd that got out of control and killed ambassador and three other diplomatic personnel and before the united nations over and over again making reference to movie rage, and this is to everyone who was listening to the show tonight and they can remember that. and the national intelligence has s
now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the outrage that susan rice might be nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. we spoke with him earlier. appreciate you being with us. you said that president obama lied to the...
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he is talking to a group of donors and talking about the obama campaign. he said that he went out and gave a lot of stuff to groups that they hoped would vote for them and motivate them. specifically the african-american community, the hispanic community, and young people. he is talking here about his -- about the president's efforts to help those youngsters who came in with undocumented parents. what do you make of that kind of argument? >> i was shocked. i was shocked, and frankly i don't think that's why the republicans lost the election, why we lost the election. i think we lost the election because the far right of this party has taken the party to a place that it doesn't belong. we are the party of prosperity, of growth, of tolerance. we -- these immigrants who come across and what they do wrong is they risk their lives and they come here and they work because they want to be part of the american dream. that is what the gop is. >> and you would admit, though, that your candidate said a lot of things seen as anti-latino. you, yourself said that they f
he is talking to a group of donors and talking about the obama campaign. he said that he went out and gave a lot of stuff to groups that they hoped would vote for them and motivate them. specifically the african-american community, the hispanic community, and young people. he is talking here about his -- about the president's efforts to help those youngsters who came in with undocumented parents. what do you make of that kind of argument? >> i was shocked. i was shocked, and frankly i...
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. >>> president obama is set for his overseas trip since winning his election. his stop in myanmar, formally known as burma, will be the first for a u.s. president. >>> the victory between hamas and gaza will come up. the white house is keeping a close eye on the conflict as israeli troops mass near the border with gazatop tom foreman looks at the fire power in place. >> let's look at how the battlefield is shaping up. about the size of new jersey. 7.5 million people. 70% jewish. unemployment below 70%. gaza really small. only twice as big as washington, d.c., predominantly palestinian and employment is bad. globalfirepower.com has called israel the tenth most popular military in the world. compulsory military service. every young person must go into the moilitary for a while and they have a half million that they can call from the reserves very quickly. ground forces also very impressive. if you count the artillery pieces and mortar, you can get 12,000 forces on the ground. 800 aircraft out there, including some 200 helicopters. this is largely what they used t
. >>> president obama is set for his overseas trip since winning his election. his stop in myanmar, formally known as burma, will be the first for a u.s. president. >>> the victory between hamas and gaza will come up. the white house is keeping a close eye on the conflict as israeli troops mass near the border with gazatop tom foreman looks at the fire power in place. >> let's look at how the battlefield is shaping up. about the size of new jersey. 7.5 million people....
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he said obama care was a gift that mobilized hispanic and black voters. certainly not the first time romney drew fire for remarks caught on tape. this time heat is coming from his own party. republicans, among others. here's what louisiana governor bobby jindal said today on "the situation room." >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them first, and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them that you respect them, you like them. we need to stop being the dumb party. we need to offer smart, conservative, intelligence ideas and policies. that's how we win elections. we don't win elections by insulting voters. >> in the wake of the election a lot of republicans, not just jindal, are doing soul searching about how they can better appeal to groups that voted for obama. romney apparently didn't get that memo. joining me now, cnn contributors and
he said obama care was a gift that mobilized hispanic and black voters. certainly not the first time romney drew fire for remarks caught on tape. this time heat is coming from his own party. republicans, among others. here's what louisiana governor bobby jindal said today on "the situation room." >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them...
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but tom cole urged republicans to take the obama deal right now. here is the clip quickly. >> my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000, we should take them out of this discussion right now, and continue to fight against any rate increases and continue to work honestly for a better deal. >> that's what the president wants, extend them for everyone under $250,000. i'm curious what you think. do you think that someone like cornyn, someone like boehner is the right leader for the party, or someone more like what cole is saying? >> there is a strategy to putting together a deal and that goes for, in washington, d.c. or, you know, in your private life. and that is you don't give the other side everything they want and then negotiate the rest of the deal. that's sort of a problem. you have things that they want, things that you want and you have to sort of bring them together and force people to give things that they don't want in order to get the things that they do. and when you give the folks the
but tom cole urged republicans to take the obama deal right now. here is the clip quickly. >> my view, we all agree that we're not going to raise taxes on people that make less than $250,000, we should take them out of this discussion right now, and continue to fight against any rate increases and continue to work honestly for a better deal. >> that's what the president wants, extend them for everyone under $250,000. i'm curious what you think. do you think that someone like cornyn,...
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>> president obama has had a small but steady lead in ohio. we think the romney campaign is looking at a saturation point. there's not much more than you can do except get out the vote. with money, the with the candidate's time more importantly, i think speaks to change the strategy because the current strategy isn't working. they're looking for alternate paths to 270. states where it looked like romney was pulling ahead in. florida, virginia, colorado. the fact the romney campaign is running an ad in florida trying to tie the president to castro and chavez speaks to insecurity on his part about whether the cuban population will come out to vote. i think this is evidence of a scramble to hit 270. >> and let's look at the map. i promised i would. paul and ryan. if romney could pull off a win in pennsylvania, this does make the path to 270 completely different. so, he wouldn't even need ohio. we have 237 for obama, 206 for romney. 95 up for grabs, so if romney gets pennsylvania, we call it a snatch because it's very difficult to do, he's in the
>> president obama has had a small but steady lead in ohio. we think the romney campaign is looking at a saturation point. there's not much more than you can do except get out the vote. with money, the with the candidate's time more importantly, i think speaks to change the strategy because the current strategy isn't working. they're looking for alternate paths to 270. states where it looked like romney was pulling ahead in. florida, virginia, colorado. the fact the romney campaign is...
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president barack obama should be arriving in thailand in less than three hours. he's on a three-day journey to asia where he'll attend the east asia summit. his visitor to myanmar will be the first-ever for an american president. >>> you thought the election was over. arizona democratic congressman ron barber has officially won a full term for the seat once held by his former boss, gabrielle giffords. barber was wounded in the leg and face in the shooting that seriously injured giffords. the democrats have posted a net gain of six seats are three races still undecided. >>> nfl legend mike ditka had trouble with his hands and his speech. he'd suffered a mild stroke. but he said, it's no big deal. he's an espn analyst. he won't be on the air this weekend but will be back soon. that's expected. get well, coach. >>> general david petraeus, anthony weiner, gary hart, public servants whose careers were torpedoed over sex scandals. but if they're successful at their jobs, should they be forced to step down? our conversation is next. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps
president barack obama should be arriving in thailand in less than three hours. he's on a three-day journey to asia where he'll attend the east asia summit. his visitor to myanmar will be the first-ever for an american president. >>> you thought the election was over. arizona democratic congressman ron barber has officially won a full term for the seat once held by his former boss, gabrielle giffords. barber was wounded in the leg and face in the shooting that seriously injured...
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awe tack barack obama campaigning from a campaign rally. he's at a campaign rally while he's attacking him. i think what he did, the height of being despicable. the president was there, the first few days, went out to new jersey with the governor. the mayor thought it would strain resources to have the mayor come to new york. i think he did his job, and everyone knows when you are president of the united states, the presidency moves with the president. he can sit on the airplane, sit on his car, walk off an event stage and do whatever he needs to do to take care of whatever he needs to take care of. and janet napolitano, the homeland security director was actually in staten island today. so they are doing their job. and rudy was so far out of line. >> michael, who is going to win this election? >> barack obama, and he's going to win it because of the last several days. let's put aside what's right or wrong or who is going to solve the problem of getting my power back, but he -- he was a remarkable moment in this campaign for barack obama to
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> welcome back. we start the second half of our show with stories we care about and focus on our reporting from the front lines and we begin with the department of justice, which is sending observers from the civil rights divisions to polling sights. 780 will go to 51 jurisdictions in 23 states. their going to be watching t
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